ROMANIAN ECR ION-SOURCE PROJECT RECRIS

A 14.5 GHz ECR ion source is in an advanced stage of construction at t he Institute of Atomic Physics of Bucharest, Romania. This ECR multich arge heavy ion source (RECRIS) is designed to be independently used in atomic physics research as well as an injector into the existing rf h eavy ion postaccelerator of the Bucharest FN tandem accelerator. The g eneral design and main characteristics of RECRIS are presented as well as the present status and the schedule of this project. A research pr ogram and facility was started in order to study physical ways to impr ove the ECR ion source performances. (C) 1996 American Institute of Ph ysics.